Game and board therefor



A. E. PEIRCE Filed May 23, 192 1 GAME AND BOARD THEREFOR May 12, 1925.

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Patented May 12, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT E. PEIBCE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,

GAME Am) BOARD THEREFOR.

Application filed May 22,

T 0 all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT E. Person, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and- State of Indiana, have invented a certaiir new and useful Game and Board Therefor, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to an improved game and game board therefor and the elements thereof consist of a board, playing devices and counters.

The chief object of this invention is to provide a game board upon which a plural-- ity of different kinds of games may be played and to this end the board is made reversible.

Another object of the invention is to provide a game wherein the skill of the player is accompanied with the features of the game to make the same interesting.

One feature of the invention consists in the construction of the game board itself whereby a single board is reversible so that a plurality of games may be played thereon and said reversible board is provided with means for retaining the playing devices upon the game board, which means is simultaneously adapted tosupport the game board upon a suitable support.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of reversible means associated with the game board for positioning the playing board upon a support.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claim.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of one face of the board showing suitable lines thereon for playing two games. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the reverse side of the board and a playing and counting device associated therewith. Fig. 3is a transverse central sectional view of the board showing the'same secured upon a support. Fig. 4: is an enlarged perspectiveview of one of the playing devices. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the counting devices.

Reference will first be had to the game board and the same will be described in detail before proceeding to a description of the game itself. In the drawings 10 indicolored men, rangers orpucks;

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cates a board portion provided with two s de portions and one end portion. The sides and ends 12 project, as shown in Fig. 8 beyond the board so that said side portions and end portion are simultaneously adapted to retain the playing devicesupon'the board and to support the board upon a supporting device, such as a table 13'to maintain the same in spaced relation with said table. The board is provided with a plurality of openings 14 which preferably are positioned within the sides thereof'and adjacent the non-guarded end of the board. The nonguarded end of the board, it is to be understood, is the playing end of the board. The securing device table l 'comprises the pin 15 havinga head portion 16, said pin being receivable by the opening 14 and projecting from the-board and into engagement with the edge of the support 18. The playing devices consist of a suitable number of menor pucks, which may be termed rangers in one of the, games or indicators. Along each side of the board, see Fig. 2, there is. provided a plurality of aligned openings or recesses 17'adapted to receive the peg portion 18 of a counting device having a suitable finger engageable head 19. The playing devices, as shown in Fig. 1, ndicatethe score and are indicated by the numeral 20 in said figure as well as in Fig. 2. A description of each side of the board will now be given. r p I In Fig. 2 it is understood that a plurality 'of transverse areas 21 are provided upon the board, herein termed ranges and eight are herein illustrated. Above the ranges 1s a transverse playing portion of the board which is herein termed the captive range 22 and said captive range is provided with a plurality of circular portions or spots 22 upon whichmay be positioned one of the playing men or 'pucks.

The game is played as follows: The game is adapted to be played by two, three or four players who may play as individuals or may play as partners. In playing as partners the opposing players alternate, Each player is provided asuitable number of playing devices which are distinguished from the playing devices of-the other players by carrying suitable legends. Herein the legend is indicated by color, Thus, eachplayer is provided with roar similarly Each player forsecuring the board in position upon the the supporting device or' odd numbered range* a dark and the into the range area 2 ing disk and the Fig. atria the lower the same.

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disks strike any of the disks of the precedis removed to and placed npon in turn places one of the puclgs or djskson the nOn guarded edge of the board so that the same projects slightly beyond the same, as shown in Fig.2. Thepucl: is then struck with the palm of the hand and propelied or flipped towards the ranges inclusive In whichever range the puck steps that range is the playing range oi the player in the ensuingigarne. Herein it is to be understoodthe ranges are suitably colored or may be alternatelyot dark and ii t co'lor. Thus, in the g iresent invention the even numbered ranges are light. Flash playe turn takes three of the disks or rangers and positionsthenr as shown in Fig. so that a'portion thereof projects heyoin the edge of the board and said disks are proiected A suitable nunil-er recesses 17 are previded in each ran e, and herein three are illustrated. r1 suitably colored peg is provided which is col d to correspond with the legend color of one of the[selectedranges, the score being kept by the similarly colored 1 Thus, the Play r who was playing the dark colored rangers has'won the gaine since the peg 19 indicates that he has projected three rangers into range 7. 7

Another way to win the game is t-ocapture the rangers of an opposing player. An arbitrary nus-or t'hega ne is that the disks of the preceding player must remain on the board during tjheplaying, of the suhse If the subsequent players ingi player andforces the same in-tofone-of the ranges of the subsequent p1 disk so forced is considered "as captured and one of the spots 23 in the captive range, If al ofthe preceding pla'yers men are "captured the snbsequent player wins the ga ne.

The-rangers which have been 'captivefspots 231, This release may be either accldentallyf or ntent onally accompl shed V by the player, his partner orfh'is' epponent.

disks. Theobject of the game is for one of the players to secure three rangers in] a yer said I v captured, may be released by being forced'out of the subsequent dislrs failingto" pass over the loWer'area and into or beyond the range '1. Thus, the game consists in utillzlng one edge or" the board and propelling the playing In Fig. 1 is illustrated a game which is terinet Hockey and consists of. a fanciful picture upon the opposite side of the board 1 from the ranger game. The fanciful picture is positioned in the upper part of thebo'ar'd so that a space is provided between the play-- ing edge and the playing area. The fanci ful picture includes a gate herein labeled entrance and having -anumeral 1 adj acent thereto, which gate is termed in the game; the gate of imagination. A trail leads from said gate to a stopping point which represents a rest or knoll in the ground labeled the start and designated by'tjh'e numeral 2. The trail then leads from {the start to a third stoppingpoint illustrated as a shadynook? provided with the numeral 3.- The trail then continues further to a sign board designating the derection and said sign board is laheled"fishing and swimming andfis designated by the numeral 4:. The 'trail'continues along to a spot '5 which is the old'swimming fhole.

From the old swimming hole" the trail continues to thec open road-6 and from there to a tanciful obstacle designating the fence 7 and from thence to the home lsta 'ion es gnat d y the numeral 8.- A S gle isk i t lize wh ch p efera'my is ot .of

any particular color and not provided with any particular legend means. calledthe' in turn. 4 as s o n i Fig-j2 n the ung rd dgi Of the board andTStrikes the same to p itioi p This disk, h ikey isk, each pl yer'n 'il ze ated by h ii lm'er l 1 [or first station. en f a ddi flk do t..r'e i r inv touch and'have morethan half its areawith in the circular station, the player takes one of his men and positions it adjacent tl ejunguarded edge of the "board ian'd'p'rojects the same into engagement with the hfo'olzey disk and endeavors to force the hooks disk into the station 1.

hoc ey f isk s positioned in the station 1 he. mber of trie wh chfa reqw edt tat on i h ckey disk 'irecord d- Thus, if h sm ll h t to'pcs n, t e v tion l,. five is recordediagainst the green player. A second; player then takes the ho k' y disk nd r," said first player. v h 'r disk and t o s' ot ie bu requ e by lzhe re dfplayer to position the hookey which i is i c l ti ud iu'nti l e" F s thepe at n f Let u Is'aye is p aying iii) The f r t p ay pl ce the di 7 player. required h 'okey disk in stadisk in station 1. Similarly let us 'say that the blue player positions the hookey disk with a direct'shot and, therefore, is credited with but one try or shot. After all of the players have reached station 1 in the aforesaid manner they proceed to repeat the process withrespect to station 2 and similarly up to and including the home station. Each players total per station is then. totaled for the game and the least number of shots wins the game, much as in golf. Thus, direct shots of the hookey disk, carom shots of the colored disks and the billiard shots of said last mentioned disks 1 may be required to position the hookey disk in the station then being played.

Another game surface upon the opposite side is shown in Fig. 2 and comprises a substantially rectangular enclosed portion divided into nine divisions, three upon each side. Two or more players may play this game and the game consists in each player endearoring to put three of his colored disks in a row, said players alternately positioning their colored disks upon one of the spaces. Five sets constitute the game.

It will be understood, therefore, that the first two games the playing fields of each are positioned upon opposite sides of the reversible game board utilize the unguarded edge of the board and the playing disk as described, the playing disk in each instance being moved longitudinally of the board between the two parallel sides and said sides act as guard members and prevent said men or playing disks from being project'e dofi of the board.

The invention'claimed is: The combination of a table or other substantially fiat support, a plurality of headed retaining means such as nails, and a game apparatus independent of and detachable from said support and adapted .to be positioned thereon and supported thereby,said apparatus comprising a pair of opposite, flat, unobstructed playing surfacessuitably legended and a peripheral Wall projecting outwardly from both surfaces and simul-- taneously serving as a support and as a retainer and defining the playing area, said peripheral Wall partially enclosing the playing area and leaving exposed an edge thereof for playing purposes, said apparatus having a plurality of openings adj acent'the n0nenclosed playing edge for receivingsaidree taining means which project through said openings and are retained thereby and engage the support for anchoring the game apparatus thereto with either playing area exposed. V a i In witness whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

ALBERT E. PEIRGE. 

